𝗨𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗟𝗬 | minsung

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 : 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫

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"Tell me Hyunjin, do you like stories? Tales, maybe?" Hyunjin looked at him, perhaps taken aback upon hearing his name being spoken by the mysterious man. "How do you know my name?" He asked, getting defensive over the fact that the unknown person who basically kidnapped him knew his name.

"I know a lot of things about you." He said, earning a strange look from Hyunjin who continued to follow the male as they traveled through a rather ominous, long hallway. "I know you and your other associate were guided by Jinyoung," The man stopped in his tracks for a moment before smirking. "And I might even know who the traitor is amongst that little gang of yours."

Hyunjin stayed silent, his eyes widening as questions started to fill his head almost instantly upon hearing the topic of a potential traitor amongst their gang. Before he could ask about it, the man interrupted him again with a simple question/task. "Care to take a seat?" The ravenette figured that perhaps he was being a little too cautious and skeptic of the strange male. But seeing as he stuck to the truth of being absolutely harmless, he figured that it would be of no harm to sit back and listen to whatever he had to tell him.

"It may sound like a tale at first but..." He went on, "it really isn't." Hyunjin nodded, watching the man with a close eye as he observed every action he took. The man stood just beside him, proceeding to pull out a match from a box he picked up from the table propped up behind him and lit it, throwing it into what appeared to be an old fireplace. Almost instantly, the room lit up in a warm shade of color with the new fire burning relatively brightly and strongly, at that.

Following up with the new discovered decor and furniture thanks to the subtle source of light, Hyunjin was also able to see the man clearly now. He was wearing a black robe and kept his head low, as if he didn't want to be discovered so easily upon seeing him in the light. "I see that you're trying to get a clear look at me." He suddenly spoke, giving the taller a mini heart attack as he slightly jumped.

"I assure you, I don't actually look as bad as I appear to be." He chuckled, earning a sharp nod from Hyunjin who wasn't exactly sure what good a story would do for him but obliged to learn about it regardless. "This might be a rather long one so do feel free to sit back and relax." Hyunjin nodded, honestly surprised that he hadn't been killed yet as he expected for the man to pull perhaps a knife and stab him. A quick and swift death was what he expected at first. But after seeing that the man was just one to tell his stories and potential morals, he was more than shocked. But grateful, at that.

"It started where everything would soon turn to chaos... the village."

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It was a normal day. The carriage wheels would roll across the roads, the banners for nearby stands would be set in place, and the rising temperatures would be indifference to the recent ones over the past month and so. It started out as a casual sunday, for little Eunji, it would be. The village hadn't yet expanded onto thoughts of education yet and so the children would usually help their parents or village neighbors in getting by for the day.

Whether it be going around the stands and greeting each of the traders as well as ones from the city, to helping carriages get past the rather rocky roads, Eunji experienced it all. She was a bright child, with a heart of gold and a soul that shone brightly among the eyes of many villagers as well as nearby villages. She was almost perfect, you could say.